Motor-vehicle body



Dec- 29, 1925.

C. P. TURNER MOTOR VEHICLE BODY Filed July 5, 1924 East St. Louis, in the county of St.

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Patented Dec. 29, 1925.

UNITED STATES CHARLES P. TURNER; OF EAST ST. LOUIS, ILLm'OIS MOTOR-VEHICLE BODY.

Ap lication filed July 3,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES P. TURNER, a citizen of the United States, residin 1at air and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Motor-Vehicle Bodies, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to motor vehicle bodies particularly designed for tourists, campers, sportsmen, and the like.

One object of my invention is to incorporate in the body structure a made-up cot or bed to facilitate sleeping at night when either camping or touring.

Another object of my invention is to make the cot or bed carrying compartment of the body dust and moisture proof. so that the bedding and equipment carried therein will -be kept clean and dry while traveling as well as cam ing in all kinds of Weather.-.

Anot er object of my invention isto make the body ofsuch-shape and size that it will be light -in weight without sacrificing the required rigidity and be capable of being applied to a Ford chassis and others of the Other and further objects of my invention will up ear from the following specification, talzen in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which- Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a motor vehicle equipped with a body of my invention; a

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same;

Fig. 3 is a side view with the body parts in longitudinal section to show the bed or cot therein;

Fig. 4 is a rear, view of the vehicle;

Fig. 5, is a. vertical section through the cot or bed on line 55 of Fig. 3; and I f Figs. 6 and 7 are vertical sectional views of details of construction to be hereinafter described. 1

In the drawings, I have shown the body 1 of my invention mounted in a. Ford chassis. The body is preferably made of light sheet metal, as in the form of suitably curved plates 2, 2, rivete'd or otherwise rigidly secured to a structural framework, c onsisting of metal members 3,4, and 5. The bodyis givenstream-line shapeasmuch as possible and in cross-section is generally cylindrical.

or tubular, as shown in Fig. 4. In lon itudinal section, the body is somewhat ova as indicated in Figs. 1 to 3.

1924. Serial no. 723,853.

member 3 to hold the door tightly closed, as

shown in Fig. 6. Lock nuts may be used with the screws, as shown. As shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2, the door 7 at its hinged. edge extends clear across the width of the body and, together with the seat 6-. divides the body transversely into front and rear sections or compartments, with the seat in the front one. The other or swinging edge of the door is curved to conform to the curvature of the body so that the door will fit against the body and the structural member 3 when closed.

The rear end of the body 1 is preferably made conical, as shown in the drawings, and such end of the body constitutes a door 10 hinged at one side, asat 11, and provided at the other side with two lock screws 12, 12. These screws take into the adjacent frame =member 5 when holding the door closed.

This rear door 10 is provided on its inside with a. channel member 13, carrying a resilient weather or like strip 14 to fit against- 10, are horizontally arranged cot or bed suppprting bars or members 15, 15. These memrs are ri idly secured in lace and are preferably. in line with the hinged edge of the door 7. As shown in Fig. 5, the bars 15 are channel-shape to receive the side flanges 16 of a cot or bed frame. 17. This frame carries a mattress or pad 18, the forward end of which extends upon the rear side of the door 7 as shown in Fig. 3. The frame 17 is maintained in fixed position in the body 1 by engagement at its front end either with the back of the front seat 6 or the frame member 3 and engagement at its rear end with the side walls of the body adjacent the In the body 1, between the doors 7 and the work of making camp with the usual rear door 10. The mattress 18 is suitably fixedtothe frame so that the cot or bed is a permanent fixture inthe body.

When the cot is not in use, the front door 7 is closed and locked tight, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, and with the. rear door 10 closed and locked tight the bed isin a v the inclined sition shown dust proof and water tight compartment and thus is maintained clean and dry while the car is traveling in all kinds of weather. When in use, the door 7 is swung down into in Fig. 3 and is supported in that position by resting on brackets 19, 19 fixed to the side walls of the body 1 in the front compartment. For ventilation the rear door may be opened andin addition the body 1' may be provided 7 above the cot with a ventilator 20 hinged to the top wall of the body. To hold the ventilator open, a suitable spring pressed .nothed bar 21 is hinged to the inside of the same and engagesan edge of the opening,

as shown in Fig.3. The ventilator is made to fit dust and water tight against the body when closed.

The front plate 2 of the body extends over and beyond thewindshield 22, and the space between the parts is closedby sheet metal. Saidfront plate is provided in its vertical sides with hinged doors 23. These may be elliptical and concave to conform'to the general contour of the body. These side walls are also provided with windows 24. The space 25 below the cot or 18 provides a compartment for the carrying of luggage,

supplies, equipment, and the-like.

' in a dust free of these duties,

With the the body, along the bed or-cot carried made-upyin roadside or in camp merely requ re opening the doors 7 and 10 and getting into thebody' through the rear door 10. Moreover, the bedding and equipment being ment protects the bedding and equipment from. dust and rain and keeps it clean and dry. Should it be desired to remove the bed or cot, theframe 17 is preferably made oFf hinged parts for collapsing, as shown in The body of my invention is particularly designed for. tourists, campers, sportsmen and others requiring equipment carryin and sleeping facilities'mcorporated direct y in the car. The necessity of stopping before dark to locate a suitable camp site and then preparations for the night, as well as the work of breaking up camp in. the morning and packing bedding and equipmentxon the runnmg-board and elsewhere, as heretofore, are avoided by my invention. With my inventiontime and labor are saved in bein pleasure of camping and touring.

As shown in Fig. 3, the-floor 26 of the thus adding to the Y respectively,

preparationsfor sleeping at night proof 'and moisture tight compart- Y or mattress on said frame and having front section is dropped down to the level of the running-boards 27, 27. This allows keeping the center of gravity of the body low, and also giving leg room in the front compartment. With a Ford chassis, the pedals 28 are reversed to be below their shafts instead of above them as heretofore.

While I have shown'and described'herein in detail a motor vehicle body of my invention, it is of course to be understood that the-details of construction and arrangement of parts may be variously changed and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention.

I claim as my invention:

1. An automobile body divided transversely into a front compartment containing a.

seat and a rear compartment containing a cot-frame, a hinged door between the front and rear compartments and swingable into a pad or mattress carried by the front one, the cot-frame door, body. I

2. An automobile body divided transversely by the front seat into a front compartment and a rear compartment, a cot-frame in the rear compartment above the bottom wall and having a portion on saidthereof, a hinged door above the back of the front seat and swingable into the front compartment, a pad or mattress on said cotframe and having its front portion carried on the back of said door, a closure for the rear end of the body, and weather or like strips at the edges of said door and closure,

closed.

I 3 An automoblle'body divided transverse y seat and a. rear compartment containing'a to make dust proof joints when and aclosure for the rear end of the q into a front compartment containing a cot-frame, a hinged door between the front the compartment and extending horizontally across and lengthwise of theflsame, a pad its front portion carried on the back of' said door, a hinged door closing the rear end of the body, and resilient strips carried by said doors to make dust-proof joints when closed.

g I 5. An automobile body made of-a structural framework and sheet metal plates securedjthereto and divided transversely by the front seat into front and rear compartg body,

ments, a door hinged at. the back of the end of the body, and resilient strips carried front seat and swingable'into the front com-. by said doors for making dust-proof joints partment, a. bed or oot-frame-gsupported in when closed against the body. 10 the rear compartment above the bottom In testimony that I claim the foregoing I 5 thereof, a pad or mattress on said cot-frame as my invention, I afiix my signature this and having its front portion on the back of 30 day of June, 1924.

said door, a hinged door closing the rear CHARLES P. TURNER. 

